PLOWHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PLOWHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PLOWHEAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOWHEAD is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOWHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
plowheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOWHEAD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLOWHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOWHEAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLOWHEAD
- All 8 letters of PLOWHEAD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PLOWHEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americantechnical
The clevis at the front of a plow, the iron fitting to which the draft hitch is attached.
The plowhead lets a farmer adjust the angle of pull so that the furrow runs straight and at the right depth. It is an old-fashioned farm term, now found mostly in antique tool lists.
How PLOWHEAD is used
Chiefly American spelling; technical and historical.
- He bolted the chain to the plowhead and called to the horses.
- A bent plowhead made the furrow wander.
- The museum displayed an iron plowhead from the nineteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PLOWHEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PLOWHEAD
1 longer words begin with PLOWHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOWHEAD
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Common questions about PLOWHEAD
- Is PLOWHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLOWHEAD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PLOWHEAD worth?
- PLOWHEAD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PLOWHEAD mean?
- The clevis at the front of a plow, the iron fitting to which the draft hitch is attached.
- What letters can be added to PLOWHEAD?
- PLOWHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLOWHEAD:
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